around an O-60 curve of FasTrack yet?
I know its rated for O-72 minimum, but just wondering if it might make it?
Rod
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Originally Posted by Rod Stewart:
around an O-60 curve of FasTrack yet?
I know its rated for O-72 minimum, but just wondering if it might make it?
Rod
I'll bet the deck plate between the cab and the front of the tender will surely bind and derail something.
I tried it. I'm a little surprised, it actually worked BUT the boiler is at maximum travel and the blind drivers slide off the railhead. Any imperfection in your track and this is going to derail. Besides, it really looks stupid.
The deck plate does not foul. Fully into the turn there is still about an 1/8" between the cab floor and the tender apron.
Originally Posted by Danr:
I tried it. I'm a little surprised, it actually worked BUT the boiler is at maximum travel and the blind drivers slide off the railhead. Any imperfection in your track and this is going to derail. Besides, it really looks stupid.
The deck plate does not foul. Fully into the turn there is still about an 1/8" between the cab floor and the tender apron.
Good to know it works with O-60, and I bet it does look a little goofy.
Any chance you could post a pic or two?
Thanks,
Rod
I can't imagine how it looks on that radius track.
Here's mine on 0-138:
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How bout the tender though?
I've had the locomotive on O54 track. I placed it on a 90 and pushed it back and forth by hand. It seemed to ride okay. The Tender on the other hand just didn't like it. And I did not have them coupled. Here's what the BB looked like on O54.
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